Building A Machine to Lift Heavy Logs

[@mikewatson4644]

Nice job. A lot to like with the build. Thanks for bringing us along

[@mylifedeliberately]

You bet. Thanks for watching!

[@6.8liter74]

Nice I look forward to seeing you drag some logs to the mill.

[@mylifedeliberately]

One down already. Video coming soon. Thanks for watching.

[@slrcustomguitars]

Looks sturdy...nice job

[@mylifedeliberately]

Thanks 👍

[@kencornelius9584]

You'll enjoy that arch. I built one very similar to yours about 6 years ago. The difference being the main beam on mine is a single square beam. The tongue on yours is exactly like mine. The arch on yours is just a little different. Heaviest log I've picked up and hauled was a 6400 lb Red Oak. They're great at getting into places a bigger machine can't.

[@mylifedeliberately]

That is definitely a big one. Looking forward to putting mine to use. Thanks for sharing and watching!

[@southernadirondackoutdoors]

Looking good so far. I still need my first welding lesson, that was pretty brave thing to do not on practice scrap!

[@mylifedeliberately]

Where the two pieces come together there is a fairly large valley between them. Each valley got two welds, one on top of the other to fill the valley. I just did the bottom weld on that one side only, so hopefully I didn't screw it up too badly. Thanks for watching.